Did anyone have a child with limited understanding at 18-20 months?

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My son had an appointment with a Paediatrician yesterday due to his lack of speech at almost 20 months and she thinks its better to get him early intervention now rather than later.

My bigger concern is that he doesn't seem to understand or respond to simple tasks and commands either so his language can't progress until he starts understanding it.

I'm just wondering if anyone had an 18-20 month child who had limited understanding but started progressing later?

Hi how’s your son now ? My daughter is 20 M and sounds the same

@Molly273 My son is now 9, 10 in March. He attends a mainstream school and has an additional support needs assistant (we are in Scotland). He has a diagnosis of Autism. He is completely verbal and talks A LOT. Still some communication issues with "normal" back and forth communication but every day things get better. Life isn't always easy but as he's got older things are much more positive.

HI
thank you so much for your reply and indeed I am happy to know your DS doing well . I was wondering if you could help me as my Ped and GP (HV included ) don’t want t help my DD. have a lovely DD who today just turned 20 months . She can say up to 100 words , can distal pointing , waves and claps , does a lot of pretend play , has always brought us toys / books etc , follow commands to an extend like it is “ bath time “She is also a good sleeper ( can self settle after the bottle ) and very affectionate, a bit wilful though . She imitates everything . She has good joint attention and always look where I am pointing . Now to the point of this post .
She has separation anxiety and is a poor eating . I have been told by another mum
It could be food aversion because she doesn’t tend to touch wet food with sauce such as pasta but wolfs it down when we feed her . She has no probs touching fruits or eating vegetables.
My immediate concern is echolalia ( both immediate and delayed ) She occasionally repeats phases she hears from nursery rhymes or is ( “ please sit down from the wheels on the bus ) and most of the time uses them in appropriate situations but not always . She also has delayed echolalia ( ex when I say “ do you want milk ? She says “ milk it is coming “ she leaned from us a while back .
She can identify animals on books and tv . She can tell me when she does a poo “
She doesn’t point to request but she uses words when she wants something out of reach .
She tenses up and tippy toes when excited and just started with a bit of arm flapping .
she still doesn’t reply to yes or no questions but being my first don’t know .
wha symptoms did your lead to your Ds’s diagnosis ?
Many thanks ☺️

Have you done the Mchat "test" online? I would say your child does a lot of things my son didn't do at that age so to be honest I can see why the professionals are maybe wanting to wait a bit longer. Do the mchat questionnaire and depending on the result go back to them with that.

How’s your ds now please ☺️

How did everything turn out my son is the exact same way and I'm worried

Hi I know this is old but wondering if anyone has an update?

Thank you to OP for your updates! My daughter is 17 months old today and is not showing understanding, responds to her name 50% of the time, and isn’t pointing or gesturing at all other than arms up and high 5.

im really worried. She loves nursery rhymes and looks right at me when I’m singing them like she’s a bit hypnotised!! She is great at eating and sleeping great. She gives kisses and hugs. She can knock down my blocks and thinks it’s funny. Turn pages in a book. No words yet. Responds to a miss Rachel song can you say mamas name she says baba.

im going insane, likely to start on antidepressants or anxiety medication like OP.

any tips OP I would be so grateful.

In case anyone comes back to this post my son is now 2.5 years old and I have an 11 month old also. My 2.5 year old is autistic, non verbal, basically no understanding. He can’t wave/clap or say any words. He had all these skills and could say about 4/5 simple words and then had a massive regression at 12/13 months. He goes to pre school for 3 mornings now and they have a 1-1 for him there. We are waiting for an official diagnosis which we’ve been on the waiting list for nearly a year but told it would most likely be 2 years.
Hes been put on programmes by local council for autistic children after having several people come out and assess him and say he was eligible.
my 11 month old is showing some signs also, no words yet, has a few sensory issues and doesn’t wave/point/gesture like his brother did before he regressed so I’m not really sure if my second could potentially also have ASD but we will have to wait and see.. it’s a stressful journey for sure!